Valentine’s Day = Business ?
5 days left! What you guys gonna do for your lovers?
I’m sure that most of you guys think that beautiful surprises would make the day permanent in mind. And of course, for young people, they would think that Cards and candies are out of date! So what should we plan to make a surprise?
Well, if you do not care spending more money, perfume/cologne, MP3 player, watches, and even jewelry are perfect choices. And next, how about having a romantic dinner or watching a romantic movie? As you can see, all the romantic surprises that I have mentioned above are all related to business. Loves or even sellers=consumers, companies=producers. Those companies make a large profit in Valentine’s Day every year. According to The National Retail Federation, young adults show the most enthusiasm for Valentine Day, with the average 18-34-year-old planning to spend almost $140 on the holiday. And there were some other facts of Valentine’s Day from The NRF:
In 2003, Americans spent $937.50 million on Valentine抯 Day cards, second only to Christmas card sales, which saw $2.29 billion in sales, according to the Greeting Card Association.
Americans are expected to spend $1.09 billion on candy this Valentine’s Day, according to the National Confectioners Association. Valentine’s Day ranks fourth in candy sales, after Halloween, Easter, and the Thanksgiving through New Years holidays.
More than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold this year for Valentine’s Day, according to the Chocolate Manufacturers Association.
Too much spending?
So what do you think about the Valentine’s Day? Expensive or worth the price.
10 comments:
you would never think americans spent so much money on valentine's day. the numbers were amazing
Yeah, I would never have thought that Americans would spend that much and frankly I think its rediculous. I feel that Valentines Day is to show your love for them and the best way to show your love is to tell them how much and take them out dinner. No presents should be given it should all be about spending time and cuddling up.
In Korea, Valentine's day is one of the most popular event days. Altough the day is made for lovers, it's obvious all the chocolate companies try to get more benefits from the consumers. There are so many special days in Korea such as White day(3/14), Black day(4/14), Rose day(5/14) etc. For instance, girls give a chocolate to guys on Valentine's day while guys give a candy to girls on White day, which is March 14. Many candy companies just made White day to sell their candys to consumers.
In my opinion, if lovers really want to celebrate Valentine's day, how much the price they spend on that day doesn't matter. It seems like many couples in Korea, they buy many presents for the other, even though they all know the companies' strategy and marketing for selling items on Valentine's day.
The amount of money that is spent on Valentines Day by America is outrageous. I knew that a lot of money was spent, but I had no idea that it was even near that much. I feel that it is kind of rediculous that just to show someone how you feel you have to go out and spend a fortune on them. The whole idea seems pretty stupid to me.
Shi yang,did you notice how many people were out for dinner on Valentine's Day in China?
Well, if you drive, you cant probably get a parking lot, and if you dont, so you have to be well prepared to go home on foot.
furthermore, rose's prices can be increased twice and chocolates are out of order.
therefore, even companies which have absolute no relationship with roses and chocolates are doing or trying to operate those goods on Valentine's Day.
In my opinion, if business man can not grab the chance, they may be lose a lot of profit for sure.
The Valentine's Day is a important day for the business. Almost people will give their lover a present or just like what you wrote on above, they will have a romantic dinner. The business should catch the chance to introduce their product to the consumers.
Valentine's Day is an important business day; it's one of those "mini Christmas" holidays, which makes it a great time to introduce and sell products. I believe the spending seems out of hand mostly due to prices of some products, such as perfume ($27 for a small bottle..!). I spent around 130 this year for two small gifts and a nice dinner.
I think those numbers are both suprising and at the same time, not that much. It is ridiculous to think that Americans spend that much money to prove their "love" for their significant others. Yet, at the same time, it is just like how people show their affection for one another at Christmas time, by buying gifts for each other. It just goes to show that maybe money can buy affection and love?
This is a hot topic during these days. You can find all the stores have a special place for selling some gift for Valentine's day. Are they cheap? Of course not. The price is higher than usual. But, that is not reduce any consumer. All the consumer want to buy a best gift to his or her lover, even though the price is so high. Not only just in America, but also in all the world. There is a huge market in Valentine's day for all the businessmen.
I believe that lovers are tending to spend more and more on each other on Valentine's Day because they are worried that their partner might feel cheated out of a worthy gift. Perhaps expensive gifts are used to hold together doomed relationships. After all, wouldn't you feel almost obliged to stay with someone if they bought you a platnum diamond ring w/ a matching set of diamond earings?
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